Summary Information
Grand Avenue Congregational Church Records
1857-1998
- Grand Avenue Congregational Church (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Milwaukee Mss 128; PH 3967
17.8 cubic feet (62 archives boxes), 23 photographs (1 archives box), and 9 negatives on 5 strips (5 negative envelopes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records, mainly 1910-1998, of a Milwaukee church founded in 1847 as the Free Congregational Church, later known as the Spring Street Congregational Church, and renamed the Grand Avenue Congregational Church in 1881. The congregation became a member of the United Church of Christ in 1961. The church closed its doors at the end of 1997, the last service held on December 28. There is also information on the United Church of Christ merger and on participation in area ecumenical activities including Central City Churches, Inc., a consortium of urban churches largely concerned with providing aid to the elderly, hungry, and homeless. The photographs include exterior and interior views of the church, services, and the church's 117th anniversary celebration.
Photographic prints or reference prints are available for all negatives.
English
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Biography/History
The Grand Avenue Congregational Church of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was founded on February 4, 1847 as the Free Congregational Church, after the Milwaukee Presbyterian and Congregational churches excluded abolitionists. Rev. O.F. Curtis served as the first pastor, but after one year he was followed by Rev. W.L. Parsons. Mrs. Parsons opened a school first known as the Milwaukee Female Seminary which flourished and eventually became Milwaukee-Downer College.
The church's third pastor, G.W. Bassett, served less than a year. After this the church was without a pastor for almost two years until 1853 when Rev. J.G. Wilson became the minister. Following Wilson's resignation in 1854 the church building was sold, and the congregation was without a home and a pastor until 1857. This period, during which the congregation suffered as a result of its anti-slavery views, marked the church's low ebb and a conference of Christian brethren was called to consider if the church should continue. This meeting determined that its principles were correct and needed in the community, and with this support the congregation determined to erect a building of its own at Sixth and Spring streets. On February 2, 1858 Rev. William DeLoss Love was installed as pastor. He served until 1871 and was followed by Dr. George T. Ladd who served from 1871 to 1879.
This early period during which the church had six pastors in thirty years ended in 1880 when the congregation entered a period of growth and maturity. The next two ministers each stayed twenty years or more and were highly regarded. Dr. George H. Ide was pastor from 1880 to 1903, and Dr. Charles H. Beale was pastor from 1903 to 1924. Beale saw church membership grow from 612 to 1150 (including 200 members who joined when the Pilgrim Church merged with GAC in 1916). Church activities also expanded during this period and an assistant pastor was employed to supervise youth activities. In addition GAC achieved a national reputation and Beale was personally well known for his civic, political, and religious activities.
In 1924 Beale was succeeded by his son, Arthur Stanley Beale. His pastorate, which continued until 1934, was marked by increasing emphasis on men's activities, active participation in community affairs by the pastor, an extensive publicity campaign, and an increase in church membership to over 1500, its all-time high. However, stress produced by the Depression and internal divisions resulted in Beale's resignation in 1934.
The next pastor, Dr. Frank M. Sheldon, brought with him experience based on years spent as the superintendent of the Congregational Conference of Wisconsin and as secretary of the Congregational Educational Society and Sunday School and Publishing Society, as well as pastorates at a number of churches. Under his leadership GAC became more of a city-wide church, and while many members moved to distant parts of the city and the church neighborhood changed in character, membership remained stable.
Beginning in 1947 GAC was served successively by four pastors: Perry Avery (1947-1954), Donald Tarr (1955-1959), David Howell (1959-1966), and John Kelley (1966-1969). During this period the central city continued to change and membership declined and the church was forced to decide whether to remain at its Grand Avenue site or relocate. After extensive study of the issue, the congregation chose to retain its role as an urban church and it embarked on a fundraising effort to renovate its sixty-year old building.
Like many Congregational churches in Wisconsin, the proposal for a national merger with the Evangelical and Reformed Church was a source of discussion and dissension. However, the vote for merger prevailed, and GAC became a member of the United Church of Christ in 1961.
Published histories of the Grand Avenue Congregational Church prepared in 1907 and 1947 that offer more detailed accounts of the congregation's past are available in the first box of the collection.
Scope and Content Note
The collection is arranged in six series as HISTORICAL AND BACKGROUND MATERIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, and PHOTOGRAPHS.
The records of the Grand Avenue Congregational Church primarily reflect the activities of the various boards and committees that govern the congregation, the organizations in which the women of the congregation participated, and the publications issued to communicate with members.
Other than baptism records, little sacramental information is available in this collection although the membership rolls contain some information of this type. The records document well the congregation's role and activities as a large church of the central city, although information pertaining to its important early role in the anti-slavery and temperance movements is entirely missing from the records. There is also little information on individual pastors or their ministries.
The HISTORICAL BACKGROUND MATERIAL includes printed histories prepared for anniversary observances which contain copies of some major documents and statements of faith from the church's past. Files on various anniversaries include programs, pageant scripts, and other related items. The union with Pilgrim Church which took place in 1916 as a result of the geographical proximity of the two congregations is documented by the resolutions passed by both congregations and a roll of Pilgrim Church members. Also here are files on the honor roll maintained during World War I and World War II also containing some correspondence between the pastor and service men and women from the congregation. Newspaper clippings reflect some aspects of the church's history for the period between 1932 and 1963, although these appear to be incomplete. Copies of statistical reports submitted to the Congregational Year-Book shortly after the turn of the century contain information on the composition of the membership, the amount and distribution of their benevolent contributions, and the career and salary of the minister.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS are a major part of this collection, consisting primarily of minutes and correspondence of boards and committees and financial records. The records document well the activities and endeavors of a modern congregation.
With the general file of constitutions and by-laws at the beginning of the section is a file pertaining to the dissolution of the Second Congregational Society formed in 1848 to oversee the finances of the church and to the incorporation of the church in 1952. The remainder of the series is arranged by administrative body or by record type. Documented administrative groups include general congregational meetings, the Church Council (and its predecessor the Pastor's Staff), the Board of Religious Education (Board of Christian Education), the Board of Trustees, which was responsible for the business and secular operation of the church, and the Board of Worship that was responsible for religious activities.
The records of the general church membership meetings include minutes and annual reports of church groups and officials. In more recent years the annual reports were separately printed. They may be found in the PUBLICATIONS series.
Financial records are primarily comprised of individual pledge records and summary financial statements. The pledge books document the patterns in charitable contributions of individual members for the period from 1918 to 1958, while the summary financial statements (some monthly and some annual) provide good coverage of the congregation's overall financial position for most of the twentieth century.
The membership records include original record books for the period from 1857 through 1934; a single record for 1857-1997 arranged alphabetically; and the remainder of the documentation consisting primarily of lists compiled at various times. The record books contain some information on births, deaths, and baptisms, as well as the new affiliations of members who left the congregation. The Dismission Book contains the same information for the period 1934-1940, but it is difficult to use, as the names are not indexed.
Alphabetical subject files grouped with the administrative records contain some information on the merger with the Evangelical and Reformed Church and on the careers of individual ministers and other individuals employed by the congregation. The pastors' files are primarily biographical, often consisting of newspaper articles and a few sermons and writings. The files concerning the hiring of a pastor in 1903 and choir director/organist in 1934 are interesting in their documentation of the extent and thoroughness of the searches. Also in the subject files is information on church modernization projects and construction. The records here include committee papers, blueprints, specifications, and fundraising information.
The ORGANIZATIONS series documents well the role of women in the congregation, with a few of the volumes dating to the mid-nineteenth century. Well documented by both minutes and financial records are the Women's Guild and its many circles, and the early Home and Foreign Missionary groups. There is, however, only a small quantity of documentation pertaining to the Sunday School.
The PUBLICATIONS series consist of annual reports, directories, newsletters, and Order of Worship bulletins/Calendars. With the beginning of the Messenger in 1948, calendar information was no longer published in the bulletins, and as a result these later bulletins have not been retained. The cookbook issued by the women of the Pilgrim Congregational Church is an interesting example of this traditional type of fundraising vehicle.
A small group of material documents the relationship of GAC with EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS in the Milwaukee area, both members of the Congregational/UCC Church and other area denominations and churches. It is here that a file on Central City Churches, Inc. is found.
The PHOTOGRAPHS include exterior and interior views of the church. The exterior views help place the building into its urban context as it is surrounded more by businesses than by housing. These images also document changes to the church building as the needs of the congregation change, including an addition toward the rear of the building. Interior images show the church itself as well as worship activities occurring in the building. There are also a set of photographs from the 117th anniversary celebration. In addition to documenting the events surrounding the anniversary, these images also show the multiracial make-up of the church's membership.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Grand Avenue Congregational Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, via Paul Sprunger, 1967-1977, and via Harrison Henry, 1997-1998. Accession Number: M67-348, M68-32, M68-262, M77-145, M98-084
Processed by Natalie Tinkham (Ann Hokanson and Carolyn J. Mattern), 1992, and by Donna Sereda and Edward Katilus, 1998.
Contents List
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Milwaukee Mss 128
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Series: Historical Background Material
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Printed histories
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Box
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1
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Historical Sketch, Grand Avenue Congregation Church, 1907
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Box
61
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18
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Our Pilgrim Inheritance, by Charles Beale, 1920
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Box
1
Folder
1
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One Hundred Years of Christian Service, 1947
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Box
61
Folder
12
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Church History Pamphlets, 1950-1981
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Commemorative events and anniversaries
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Box
1
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2
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Building dedication, 1888
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Box
1
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3
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60th anniversary, 1907
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Box
1
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4
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70th anniversary, 1917
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Pilgrim landing 300th anniversary, Pageant script, 1920
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Box
1
Folder
6
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75th anniversary, 1922
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Centennial
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Programs, sermon, reminiscences of Ovid B. Blix
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Faith of Our Fathers script by Lulu M. Dysart
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Box
61
Folder
11
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Centennial Observance, 1947
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Box
1
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9
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110th anniversary, 1957
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Box
61
Folder
9
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Celebration--150 Years, 1997
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Box
61
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7
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Beale, Arthur Stanley (1881-1938)
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Box
61
Folder
8
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Brochures, 1986, undated
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Box
61
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10
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Celebrations and Services, 1972-1986
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Box
61
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13
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Church Manual, 1887
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Box
61
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14
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Church Manual, undated
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Members of prominence, pre 1930
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Miscellany
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Box
61
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15
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Mission Statement and Procedures, 1970-1975
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Box
61
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16
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National Register of Historic Places, 1984-1986
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Newspaper clippings
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Box
1
Folder
12-13
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1932-1963
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Box
61
Folder
17
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1930-1987
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Box
61
Folder
19
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Performance Arts, 1970-1988
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Photographs
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Photocopies
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Box
62
Folder
1
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Sale of Church, 1996-1998
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Box
1
Folder
15
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State Historical Society, Correspondence regarding deposit of records
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Stenson report and GAC role as urban church and long-range planning, 1964
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Box
62
Folder
2
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Title Abstract, 1835-1997
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Union with Pilgrim Church, 1915
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Box
1
Folder
18
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World War I, Members in the service
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Box
1
Folder
19
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World War II, Honor Roll and correspondence
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Box
1
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20
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Yearbook statistical reports, 1905-1923
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Series: Administrative Records
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Box
1
Folder
21
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Constitutions and by-laws, 1914-1974
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Box
28
Folder
2
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Legal papers regarding dissolution of Second Congregational Society and incorporation of GAC, 1952
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Administrative bodies
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Board of Religious Education, 1948-1951
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Box
53
Folder
2-3
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Board of Christian Education, Minutes, 1952-1975
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Board of Trustees, Minutes and correspondence
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Box
2
Folder
7-10
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1920-1931
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Box
3
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1932-1947
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Box
4
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1948-1965
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Box
53
Folder
4-6
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Minutes, 1964-1997
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Board of Worship
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Minutes
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Box
5
Folder
1-5
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1931-1966
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Box
54
Folder
1-3
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1967-1983, 1986-1997
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Box
6
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1-3
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Correspondence, 1934-1953
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Church Council
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Pastor's Staff, 1904-1912
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Box
2
Folder
6
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1948-1964
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Minutes
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Box
54
Folder
4-5
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1931-1967
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Box
55
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1967-1989
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Box
56
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1-3
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1989-1997
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Clerk's correspondence, 1901-1950
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Congregational meetings
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Box
1
Folder
22
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1910-1931
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Box
2
Folder
1-2
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1933-1966
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Minutes
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Box
56
Folder
4
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1947-1967
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Box
57
Folder
1-3
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1966-1997
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Box
53
Folder
1
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Miscellaneous, 1924-1935
: Includes minutes of meetings and combined meetings of the Board of Deacons and Deaconesses, Board of Worship, and Church Council, a worship survey, and correspondence.
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Baptism Records, circa 1857-1980
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Box
42
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A-H
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Box
43
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I-Spra
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Box
44
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Spru-Z
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Committees
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Box
6
Folder
4-7
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Every Member Canvass, 1926-1965
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Box
6
Folder
8
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House Committee, 1949-1951
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Pastoral committees
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Box
6
Folder
9
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1903
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Box
7
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1-3
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1923, 1947, 1954
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Publicity Committee, 1950
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Records Committee, 1956-1958
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Social Action, 1953-1954
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Financial records
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Benevolence account, 1919-1936
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Building alteration and Pastor's Assistant Fund, 1907
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Individual pledge records
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1918-1933
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Box
8
Folder
1-2
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A-C
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Box
9
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D-K
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Box
8
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3-4
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L-P
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Box
10
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R-Z
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1934-1948
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Box
11
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A-H
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Box
12
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I-S
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Box
13
Folder
1-2
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T-Z
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Box
13
Folder
3-4
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1952-1954
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1955-1958
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Box
13
Folder
5-6
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A-K
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Box
14
Folder
1-2
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L-Z
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Box
14
Folder
3-5
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1959-1961
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Summary financial statements, Annual and monthly
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Box
15
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1912-1959
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Box
16
Folder
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1960-1973
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Membership records
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Alphabetical records, circa 1857-1997
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Box
45
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A-B
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Box
46
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C-E
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Box
47
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F-H
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Box
48
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H-L
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Box
49
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L-N
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Box
50
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O-R
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Box
51
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S-T
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Box
52
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U-Z
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Membership books
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Box
16
Folder
3
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109-2341, 1857-1915
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Box
17
Folder
1-2
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2342-4102, 1916-1934
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Membership lists
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Box
18
Folder
1
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1847-1887, compiled 1940
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Box
18
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2
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1922
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Box
18
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3-5
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1931, 1952-1955
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Box
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Folder
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1960-1963
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Box
19
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2
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Dismission book stubs, 1935-1940
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Box
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3
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Members by geographic location, 1956
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Box
20
Folder
1
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Information on people associated with GAC, 1955
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Membership updates
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Box
20
Folder
2
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1947-1951
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Box
21
Folder
1
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1952-1968
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Subject files
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Box
21
Folder
2
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Church magazine, 1929-1931
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Box
21
Folder
3
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Church use requests, 1949-1955
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Box
22
Folder
1
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Memorial donations and bequests
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Merger of Congregational and E&R churches, 1948-1961
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Box
22
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2
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Issue at GAC
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Box
22
Folder
3
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Laymen's Committee of Concern
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Box
22
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4
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Literature on constitution
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Box
23
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Wisconsin churches not approving merger
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Box
23
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2
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Messenger, 1954-1958
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Box
23
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3
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Music
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Box
23
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Name change, 1927-1931
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Box
23
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5
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Parish visitor
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Pastors
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Box
23
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6
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Curtis, Otis, 1847-1848
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Box
23
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7
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Ladd, George, 1872-1881
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Box
23
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8
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Ide, George, 1881-1903
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Box
24
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Beale, Charles, 1904-1924
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Box
24
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Beale, Arthur, 1924-1934
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Box
24
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Sheldon, Frank, 1935-1947
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Box
24
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Avery, Perry, 1947-1954
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Box
24
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Tarr, Donald, 1955-1959
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Box
24
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Howell, David, 1959-1966
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Box
24
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Kelley, John, 1966-1969
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Personnel
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Box
24
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8
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Pulpit supply correspondence, 1901-1903
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Box
25
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Pastoral candidates, 1903
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Box
25
Folder
3
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Choir director/organist, 1934
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Box
25
Folder
4
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Interim pastors, 1947
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Box
25
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5
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Associate pastors, 1952-1956
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Box
25
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6
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Miscellaneous personnel, 1924-1956
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Physical plant
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Box
26
Folder
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New century planning, 1948-1955
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Box
26
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2
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Building modernization, 1955
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Box
26
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3
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Construction bids and contracts, 1931, 1955-1958
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Series: Organizations
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Box
32
Folder
5
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Bible Book of the Month Club
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Foreign Missionary Society
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Minutes
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Box
26
Folder
4
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1869-1880
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Box
26
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8-9
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1895-1916
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Box
27
Folder
1
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1917-1923
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Box
26
Folder
7
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Treasurer's records, 1892-1903
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Home Missionary Society
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Box
28
Folder
1
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Minutes, 1903-1928
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Treasurer's records, 1909-1925
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Box
32
Folder
6
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Men's Club, 1922-1971
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Box
32
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7
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Mr. and Mrs. Club, 1947-1959
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Sunday Nighters (formerly Young Peoples' Club)
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Box
32
Folder
8-9
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1930-1947
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Box
33
Folder
1
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Financial records, 1935-1945
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Sunday School
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Box
33
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2
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General, 1920-1954
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Box
33
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3-5
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Financial records, 1890-1948
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Box
26
Folder
5-6
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Woman's Board of Missions, 1880-1890
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Women's Guild (also Women's Union)
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Constitutions, 1917-1949
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Circles
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Box
31
Folder
2
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General membership lists, 1955-1965
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Box
31
Folder
3
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Alice Keenan Sheldon Circle, 1944-1953
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Box
31
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4
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Business and Professional Women, 1949-1954
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Charlotte Willard Circle
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Box
31
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5-8
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Minutes, 1916-1966
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Box
31
Folder
9-10
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Financial records
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Box
31
Folder
11
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Friendly Service, 1956-1963
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Box
31
Folder
12
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Script, “The Red Chair Waits,” 1960
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Box
58
Folder
1
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Dorcas Circle, Minutes, 1970-1980
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Esther Circle
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Box
31
Folder
13
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1962-1964
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Box
58
Folder
1-2
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Minutes, 1980-1993
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Box
31
Folder
1
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Kitchen Circle, 1945-1953
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Box
31
Folder
2
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Martha Circle, 1955
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Box
31
Folder
3
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Mary Avery Circle, 1951-1954
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Box
31
Folder
4
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Service Circle, 1942-1953
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Box
30
Folder
5
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Lectures and entertainment, 1922
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Minutes
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Box
27
Folder
4-7
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1901-1932
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Box
29
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1932-1967
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Box
58
Folder
3
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1964-1970
: Includes financial reports.
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Box
58
Folder
4
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1971-1994
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Box
27
Folder
2
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Missionary Department, 1928-1936
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Box
31
Folder
1
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Programs, 1940-1966
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Box
30
Folder
6-8
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Scrapbooks, 1914-1933
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Box
30
Folder
1-4
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Treasurer's records, 1923-1961
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Series: Publications
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Annual reports
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Box
33
Folder
6
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1958-1973
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Box
58
Folder
5-6
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1971-1997
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Box
34
Folder
1
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Brochures
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Box
34
Folder
2
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Directories, 1898-1964
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Box
59
Folder
1
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Church Directories, 1952-1993
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Box
59
Folder
2
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The Little Bible, by Charles Beale, 1910
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Box
34
Folder
3
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Who's Who at GAC, 1949-1959
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Box
34
Folder
4
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Pilgrim Church Cook Book, 1914
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Box
34
Folder
5
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Our Church News, 1919-1931
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Free Church Messenger and Messenger
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Box
34
Folder
6-12
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1942-1954
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Box
35
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1955-1967
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Box
36
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1968-1972
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Box
37
Folder
1-5
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1973-1977
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Box
59
Folder
3-7
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1978-1980, 1982-1983
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Box
60
Folder
1-8
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1984-1991
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Box
61
Folder
1-6
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1992-1997
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Calendars, with order of worship
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Box
37
Folder
6-12
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1901-1919
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Box
38
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1920-1928
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Box
39
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1929-1937
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Box
40
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1938-1947
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Series: External Organizations
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Box
62
Folder
3
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Central City Churches, Inc., 1980-1983
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Box
41
Folder
1
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Congregational Club of Milwaukee, 1904-1969
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Box
41
Folder
2
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Fairhaven Home, 1960-1963
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Box
41
Folder
3
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Finnish Luther Church, l910-1939
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Box
41
Folder
4
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Milwaukee Area Congregational Churches, 1904-1960
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Box
41
Folder
5
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Milwaukee Area ecumenical groups, 1947-1967
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Box
41
Folder
6
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Milwaukee Association of Congregational Churches, 1952-1962
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Box
41
Folder
7
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National Congregational Church literature
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Box
41
Folder
8
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Southeast Wisconsin Association, 1963-1965
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Box
41
Folder
9
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West Allis Church, 1926
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PH 3967
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Series: Photographs
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Prints
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Church Views
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Exteriors
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Church façade
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Box/Folder
1/1
Item
1-2
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Before rear addition
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Box/Folder
1/1
Item
3-6
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After rear addition
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Box/Folder
1/1
Item
7-8
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Side entrance
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Interiors
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Box/Folder
1/2
Item
9
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Sanctuary showing pastors, choir, pipe organ, and congregation
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Box/Folder
1/2
Item
10
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Coat room
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Box/Folder
1/2
Item
11-12
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Fellowship halls/classrooms
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Box/Folder
1/3
Item
13
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“1860s [sic] in Retrospect,” April 30, 1961
: Mr. Walter Candy, church clerk, Mr. Lloyd Stenson depicting Dr. William DeLoss Love and Mrs. Leslie Guell, depicting Mrs. William DeLoss Love.
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117th anniversary celebration
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
14-15
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Buffet table
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
16-17
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Cutting anniversary cake
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
18
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Rev. David Howell with parishioner
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
19-23
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Parishioners at anniversary celebration
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Negatives
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Envelope
1-5
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117th anniversary celebration
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